Emission Factor

Bitumen seal - polymer EP4 flame retardant (bitumen seal production)

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Emission factor summary

The activity generating the emissions is bitumen seal production, polymer EP4 flame retardant. The reference product is bitumen seal, polymer EP4 flame retardant. The product "bitumen seal, polymer EP4 flame retardant" represents a bitumen sealing consisting of bitumen (major input in terms of mass), a fleece layer (glass fibre, polyester, glass etc.), limestone and schist meal, as well as sand and talcum. The product is applicable in the construction building sector. Bitumen sealing is used to protect the construction against water intrusion, mainly in flat roofed houses and in road construction work. The bitumen sealing types described in ecoinvent are V60, Alu80, VA4 and EP4 flam. The reference product amount is 1. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary ordinary transforming activity. Please refer to the ecoinvent documentation here for full details: https://ecoquery.ecoinvent.org/3.11/cutoff/dataset/11448/documentation.

PropertyValue
NameBitumen seal - polymer EP4 flame retardant (bitumen seal production)
SectorMaterials and Manufacturing
CategoryBuilding Materials
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.11
Region
Unit Type
Year
1994
Year Released
2024
Emission Factor
  • CO2e
    kg/kg
Scopes3.1, 3.2
LCA Activity
unknown
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
building_materials-type_bitumen_seal_polymer_ep4_flame_retardant_bitumen_seal_production_polymer_ep4_flame_retardant
UUID
2ed0faaf-c8be-4995-8607-6d137ea6f066
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